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A 52-year-old female with a history of diabetes, alcoholism, anxiety and major depression is brought to the emergency department for altered mental status and a possible drug overdose. What's your diagnosis?
A 72-year-old man with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, anxiety and a pacemaker presents to the emergency department for seven hours of non-radiating chest pain associated with dyspnea. He denies syncope, palpitations, fever, cough or other complaints. What's your diagnosis?
A 72-year-old female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and type 2 diabetes presents to the emergency department for three days of intermittent palpitations and shortness of breath. She states that she has had trouble climbing the stairs in home. She denies any chest pain, syncope or near syncope, cough or other complaints. What's your diagnosis?
A 72-year-old man with a history of advanced dementia is brought from home by paramedics for approximately one week of cough followed by two days of worsening shortness of breath and now a syncopal episode. An albuterol treatment was given en route for wheezing. Learn more in this case report.
A 34-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with 10 hours of constant chest pain radiating into his back that started last night. What's your diagnosis?
A 22-year-old male with no significant past medical history is brought to the emergency department for syncope. He was getting a haircut when he fainted. What's your diagnosis?
A 42-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department for two days of constant non-pleuritic, non-exertional, non-radiating chest pain associated with feeling light-headed. What is the diagnosis?
The patient says pain, on his left side, is pleuritic and is worse when he is supine. Does the EKG offer clues to etiology?
A 52-year-old female with a history of breast cancer is sent to the ED by her oncologist for a mild headache that's lasted 10 days. What does the EKG show?
A 22-year-old female is brought to the ED by ambulance for suicidal threats and a possible overdose. When is an EKG necessary?
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